Fitting for electric conduits.



PATBNTED MAR. 31, 1908.

A ERAN R. L'XN, OF NEW YURK, fin'.

Application Eleni. fune 29, 199i.

To all idiom if, muy Conwrn.' Bo it'known that .L ALLAN il. liiiiim, :i cii'ixon oi" in@ Unito-d Sini/Qs, residing at Yew York, in ilio onniy of New forli :ind Sinto ol' Now York, lniw inwnti-d coi-min infn' und nnol'nl linpi'oviinons in Fittings i"' .ii lliir1,iiv Conduit@l of wliirli ilio following;x is :i specilivziion. i i

'llxis iiiwnition iilzi lo un improwd oleo- 'llio olijool' nl ilioinvoniiion is lo provide` :1 'liti ing' or ontlvl; dovice im' ziitinlnnont lo cnndnits, which shall lnivo n, iovoi'nibiu closure with openings in tlic iocoi [of iinvx wiies, Suid cover boing; adapted ilo bo M irioliid to ilna, 'fitting' or oniloiv devis@ in iiilior of two positionsy wlwioliy in i single diw'iiri illu son! wir@ opvnings muy iw posiiionnd at ih@ ver tical sido, oi' nl tlw lioi'izonfnl bolioin oi' top, :ind inlliinv wily omniit lli@ wii'as io mi@ dil"- l'vi'ontdiivciions lio snit. tlio pzii'iiinlni conditions ilni-t exis@ 'Flic invention is illnritizitod in lio :incompeuiying' drawing i Wliiili,"m

toni. Fig'. lfi is i; sectional fivn' ol ille do vico with il o uovo? :xilin'lnd :is in Fig. 3f#

ings in ono sido only, imi is i'oi'ii'siolc in ils :ipplimtion loiclosin'g flic -Uoiidiiit-iiltlng, io-

lol'oirini;l to ilio drawing iin Qondnifitting comprises i; Hlnli or body, l, lniviiig :i ginnici lcnglli ilizin n'iilli und pi'iwided with :L fonlfi'nl nippli, 2, wlinli is .wie\\',liii:id0d :in :it Si. This nipple servos l'oi :itliiilnnont to n pipo midis ilu' inici lo i'uioivo (lm Conductor from :L vondnil'. ol' iiiir; liody :ind nipple is sonivwlni' .iiniizir to (lio 'Tpiio nnion iniployid in' pins-lilll'ii's, iln ynnid slwil oi' body luis ono long' nido i'losvd by ziwnll l, n'linlx linx :i simiglii odge? 5; tlm opposiln long` sido is olivo, :ind llio sido dii'wiiyY opposiin tlip nipple L', is nlo Serial No. BSLSQQ.

open. inw@ walls rf. "Flins 13W@ of in/1 tlm sin-ll oi" body am open. 'i consitiintos one nomwoi oif im fowi which Clo. es ille said two iii@ shell or body Coniiiiises fammi, oi: two sides, one of wliio siniisiintiillly at iig-lit :ingles Nit suited in @im sim/ig@ iclaiivo {i} o'iilja' ddii-ronca in' the two side:

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consi ts in tho ifo/ahum 0i' the si '.70 oi" i;il;-oponiiigs i5, which are only. This construoion nda? i,

1li@ cover tio lie imm-sod w applisl elongated body l, w'lloiel/y lio poiiivion o the oxiti-opsnings muy im eitiioi' :ai ilie lf'eiti 'J nl sido, :is shown in Fig. i-, oi' ai. iii@ inizi-if zontiii side, is Shown in. Fig.

The two right-angled sidi-xfs of tho Covef' designated 7 sind S; it inw i mijiiioiiod o S, which 'iivis on lilo odge i0, o' i body; it. luis nl', @zivil side n sc/Teil which vwill Coincido in posit-ion siii'mv-liolo nig i2, locii'md on lim odge, 5, ofzlio will fi; or will f oiiiifido the Sci'nN-.i'iolo lug` 13, lof'ntoil with@ m the open side. A wijle/w iii, in hol@ l l; Seiveis to retain lio Cove? in pi 'Flic i-'iio openings 15; is alien-dy slpaitsd,

in on@ sido only of tile cove?.

, YWhat luis been termed si ou may also no ciiilod branch-box Soi? a Wiiofs. Sinn ii device, oonsti'iiei, m sfiibed, ind living a revrzs e two cover piovidod with. n'iie open in one Sid@ only7 will nimble in@ $5 mi i ilili'oient difeoiioi'is, mid aliei, by in ei'ely'changing fim jgms novel', asm be used in a ini'inbei of i ilnmiio Having thus cgiesciiimd my invfgiifion,

lr. Chinn :is new and (lesivo tom/mo my Elf-:tuis

Pnion/ isf-- i. n outlet dovioe for eiiwtric u;

Comprising n shell oi body pirovidezji s nipple. which serves :1S a wko-inlet nml ing" two ond-walls oppointf @sich ol'fisi' side waillconnecting 'che sau 9ii. l-wfiiis man havin@ two sides onen' und ii ci lim/*ifi .o l i. yfm Sides olY the same size and Wi. 'i at@ nn :mgl y .willi iwnoci in oziffn ol;` :'"id on@ ol' sind sidos only provided-with wim-exits; said cmii' living; :rdzinlad lo log thv 'l g 1 v1 x ,71A onen ,Sinon oi lli@ sind nini/li i; bony :md mw adapted to be reversed in position with rel spect thereto, whereb7 the said \\f'ireexits i may be exposed in either of two directions. l 2. An outlet device for electric conduits i comprising a box or supporting member pro- 'e vided with a nip le which serves as an inlet E for a con'ductor rom the conduit, andI said box member having` two open sides one of l which is opposite said inlet; a closure member i provided with an outlet for the passage of l said conductor; and means to secure said l closure member in either one of two different L positions over said two open sides of the sup- E porting member, whereby to vary the relative position of the outlet of the said closure memer with respect to the inlet of th-e supporting member. i 3. An outlet device for electric conduits i comprising a box member having means by which it may be attached in position and rovided with an inlet to receive a conductor rom the conduit and also having an opening; and a closure memberl having two sides l which are at an angle with respect to'each other and provided with en exit ut one sido only through which thc said conductor muv Bass out, and'said closure member capable of eing secured in` either ol twopositions to close the opening in the box member.

4. An outlet device for electric conduits comprising a shell or bodvprovided at one side with a nipple which serves as a wire-inlet and said body having an opening; and a cover having two sid'es which nre'et an angle with respect-to each other and provided with a rabbeted edge which extends continuously around it and having wire-exits ino'ne side 0nly,-said cover being Aadapted to it over the opening in said shell orl body in either of two positions. f.

In testimony whereof I a'llix my signature in presence of tw'o witnesses.

' ALLAN R. LAKIN.

Witnesses 1' v CLARENCE W. GREENE, Guns. E. Jnnrnms. 

